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We prove rigidity theorems for ancient solutions of geometric flows of immersed submanifolds. Specifically, we find pinching conditions on the second fundamental form that characterize the shrinking sphere among compact ancient solutions for the mean curvature flow in codimension greater than one, and for some nonlinear curvature flows of hypersurfaces.
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Carlo Sinestrari was partially supported by the research group GNAMPA of INdAM (Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica).
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Risa, S., Sinestrari, C. Ancient Solutions of Geometric Flows with Curvature Pinching. J Geom Anal 29, 1206–1232 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12220-018-0036-0
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